tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337513842024-03-26T14:09:06.381-04:00Sarah's JournalRandom Thoughts of Writer Sarah Beth DurstSarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.comBlogger749125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-31914606998669466642024-03-03T17:31:00.004-05:002024-03-03T17:31:50.395-05:00Barnes & Noble Book Festival<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So thrilled to spot my book at the Barnes and Noble Book Festival!!! Thanks MauveQuinn on TikTok for the awesome photo! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kImXeJms-jNhTRjvYfvifLFqgGREYz1S6ec4qtegpAEo-UuduJWZ87EAxMzv-CAHp-9zxJq0FKEDhPWH0nYTW4Jz3QDorgJz3UHl2KQXf3vJJbw8Xl-pYnGru66z_W-ixWq1IiXGlPJPOJ7VC3J13Yez8AwNUn20alenF0X5xsfz4ET4uMtATg/s1538/BNBookFestival_sq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1538" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kImXeJms-jNhTRjvYfvifLFqgGREYz1S6ec4qtegpAEo-UuduJWZ87EAxMzv-CAHp-9zxJq0FKEDhPWH0nYTW4Jz3QDorgJz3UHl2KQXf3vJJbw8Xl-pYnGru66z_W-ixWq1IiXGlPJPOJ7VC3J13Yez8AwNUn20alenF0X5xsfz4ET4uMtATg/s320/BNBookFestival_sq.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-52695404500578352572024-03-01T10:07:00.000-05:002024-03-01T10:07:11.401-05:00Amazon First Reads<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have some awesome news that I'm finally allowed to share! My forthcoming foray into family drama fiction, THE LIES AMONG US, was selected to be an Amazon First Reads pick for March! So starting today, you can get the ebook for FREE if you have Amazon Prime (or for $1.99 if you don't), a month before pub day! Happy reading!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/firstreads">https://www.amazon.com/firstreads</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEWl03O7ftb-6sWYg3Hw9AUGli11bkwoKUhEYh_ViB1Z-TuL4cmehwrmZdXhQpdXDjoAjzJXgC4GaN0sNImeKmeJdgJxvqxcbP7aWOo32NPmjsOEdckeOvgsRFR3N5l6Q-y-krqtLfvyIazEjziZ8e9-TVPed_Nk03sQjLa3lLjK0vMzrRGCtdQ/s1080/Lies_AmazonFirstReads_sq_green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEWl03O7ftb-6sWYg3Hw9AUGli11bkwoKUhEYh_ViB1Z-TuL4cmehwrmZdXhQpdXDjoAjzJXgC4GaN0sNImeKmeJdgJxvqxcbP7aWOo32NPmjsOEdckeOvgsRFR3N5l6Q-y-krqtLfvyIazEjziZ8e9-TVPed_Nk03sQjLa3lLjK0vMzrRGCtdQ/w351-h351/Lies_AmazonFirstReads_sq_green.jpg" width="351" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-39198990977589130712024-02-20T17:35:00.004-05:002024-02-20T17:35:45.404-05:00YALSA's 2024 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List<span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you again, YALSA librarians! You've made my day twice now, two days in a row! After learning yesterday that my YA book, THE LAKE HOUSE, made YALSA's 2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults list, I found out today that it also made YALSA's 2024 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list! I'm thrilled and so grateful.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2024-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers">https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2024-quick-picks-reluctant-young-adult-readers</a></span><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAx9k7Gd2BNY-vy9EaCRYke6i2aAXWYraEo3pBmJgh8oiTtNQ92x34qc7o6Pt3R4tSYZBxsIeQHjV6jj5BwZjXJt5sNnhhWpkvpuwWzDGRxBMKLbOq-gYGuXhPY6Y5OLqFoxR53VrXOOmB8DxRYL2xPtoi2ltlMjapZUifoPmrT-xbseMI2oC8A/s600/LakeHouse_YALSAlists.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAx9k7Gd2BNY-vy9EaCRYke6i2aAXWYraEo3pBmJgh8oiTtNQ92x34qc7o6Pt3R4tSYZBxsIeQHjV6jj5BwZjXJt5sNnhhWpkvpuwWzDGRxBMKLbOq-gYGuXhPY6Y5OLqFoxR53VrXOOmB8DxRYL2xPtoi2ltlMjapZUifoPmrT-xbseMI2oC8A/s320/LakeHouse_YALSAlists.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-91119615684315110902024-02-19T16:51:00.002-05:002024-02-19T16:51:37.604-05:00YALSA's 2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults List<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just found out that my YA book, THE LAKE HOUSE, was selected for YALSA's 2024 Best Fiction for Young Adults list! Thanks so much, YALSA librarians! <br /><br /><a href="https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2024-best-fiction-young-adults">https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2024-best-fiction-young-adults</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgbTSm0r7byCLJ45GENGag-rf2rY493t4D3TYMaOTjFNDzQb_tIkYGK7ygKVBrHqdkP06gEcdVK7vFsr5TGtWoiNaMbhj3RGlJDr2DDUGLWPx6jihuOwPLJHcrWF22caIo1p1W7UFLzMK9GTk6p5E4lS8l1Z0wcrpVSxvP1p8pvmzYfhvUWOESw/s736/BFYA2024_LakeHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="736" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgbTSm0r7byCLJ45GENGag-rf2rY493t4D3TYMaOTjFNDzQb_tIkYGK7ygKVBrHqdkP06gEcdVK7vFsr5TGtWoiNaMbhj3RGlJDr2DDUGLWPx6jihuOwPLJHcrWF22caIo1p1W7UFLzMK9GTk6p5E4lS8l1Z0wcrpVSxvP1p8pvmzYfhvUWOESw/s320/BFYA2024_LakeHouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-35823604964551451442024-02-14T09:26:00.004-05:002024-02-14T09:26:59.546-05:00Cozy Fantasies to Yeet at Your Valentine<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We don't want flowers for Valentine's Day -- we want cozy fantasy books!!! Thanks B&N for including THE SPELLSHOP on this lovely list!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/cozy-fantasies-to-yeet-at-your-valentine/">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/cozy-fantasies-to-yeet-at-your-valentine/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-56958766109255233742024-02-07T10:47:00.000-05:002024-02-07T10:47:04.692-05:00The Spellshop ARCs!!!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My SPELLSHOP ARCs arrived!!! I'm so in awe of the cover artist, Lulu Chen. I can't even imagine how gorgeous the finished hardcover is going to be, with its lovely lavender sprayed edges. I'm picturing that scene in Pulp Fiction when John Travolta opens the glowing briefcase..... *faints in anticipation*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8cCaUPsjL-qnbwBf2t0VMI83SYuT0Xi_C19Vt7PBO9MZ8H4sU1QKSSEfTnuOfe63qY3LFqE1wobRzT9w6J3xvKg6-GGJyFpVkjjRyyAR_45_z0hQaCNXZD1EZVHs1Dd6du6NRjgBPah4iGU_eXgIgGlH1fMcDQk6lE2_mnh-I2VRYX0ypaRkKQ/s3024/SpellshopARCGwen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8cCaUPsjL-qnbwBf2t0VMI83SYuT0Xi_C19Vt7PBO9MZ8H4sU1QKSSEfTnuOfe63qY3LFqE1wobRzT9w6J3xvKg6-GGJyFpVkjjRyyAR_45_z0hQaCNXZD1EZVHs1Dd6du6NRjgBPah4iGU_eXgIgGlH1fMcDQk6lE2_mnh-I2VRYX0ypaRkKQ/s320/SpellshopARCGwen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-bloRK4NBWEvNtG7caOB4_KXZ2hKBZf1zfzfih0ltCV-wpL8GbhU_Qm8XrpL0dIofK08Dzh6ArmUj-XztaNFkcjov5EUNPaMqNElON3h4OJnDn7eYXG2WEhqdWQILexiUEItO1Stl83590QrrBm9hK5X-d9kp6wxHqDbYu2t5_zHCR28LHHxg/s3024/SpellshopARCcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1-bloRK4NBWEvNtG7caOB4_KXZ2hKBZf1zfzfih0ltCV-wpL8GbhU_Qm8XrpL0dIofK08Dzh6ArmUj-XztaNFkcjov5EUNPaMqNElON3h4OJnDn7eYXG2WEhqdWQILexiUEItO1Stl83590QrrBm9hK5X-d9kp6wxHqDbYu2t5_zHCR28LHHxg/s320/SpellshopARCcover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_AQvK5KdTwAM2dcA3uUso0dG_VYqqXtmF20sTv6vlydWq1XLdD2GMJ5C1rSxvclKheKz1oyS9taHTZfLjRhBzszVtUXCxxIT6tf1bd7nWK12T-VP6AjvCrCNiV7LmHmkTVGCFlNGVJ_6homJDL3GcEOld-5VwY2UT1CdskXiOlbFtfhvGpwJFg/s3024/SpellshopARCback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_AQvK5KdTwAM2dcA3uUso0dG_VYqqXtmF20sTv6vlydWq1XLdD2GMJ5C1rSxvclKheKz1oyS9taHTZfLjRhBzszVtUXCxxIT6tf1bd7nWK12T-VP6AjvCrCNiV7LmHmkTVGCFlNGVJ_6homJDL3GcEOld-5VwY2UT1CdskXiOlbFtfhvGpwJFg/s320/SpellshopARCback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-46016299027135537062024-01-01T14:22:00.004-05:002024-01-01T14:22:46.857-05:00Happy 2024!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you all a wonderful new year! I am full of hope and excitement for 2024. Three new books coming out -- two for adults, THE SPELLSHOP and THE LIES AMONG US, and one for kids, SPY RING. I'm so ready for this year! Let's do this!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGd3hyR5K7Wb1i7SUCV24j6jolJm67QDyzhWzSeIx5tu8n8fD2IEyCI1ZO0Wn1EbCGkuEX6matC63hl9TW_KgjN2j_bLaCvuDN1a3qyFFdhh15Y0n8P4tzF5gWN5sX6uwCtYEmzkHDL9f2TUECrdIhcMXU0fyxBEp_j2DTlJNr4GmpHaTM9yEzA/s1500/ThreeBooks2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGd3hyR5K7Wb1i7SUCV24j6jolJm67QDyzhWzSeIx5tu8n8fD2IEyCI1ZO0Wn1EbCGkuEX6matC63hl9TW_KgjN2j_bLaCvuDN1a3qyFFdhh15Y0n8P4tzF5gWN5sX6uwCtYEmzkHDL9f2TUECrdIhcMXU0fyxBEp_j2DTlJNr4GmpHaTM9yEzA/w381-h381/ThreeBooks2024.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-6557008097083704182023-12-18T10:35:00.001-05:002023-12-18T10:35:20.591-05:00Macmillan's Most Anticipated Books of 2024<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wow!!! So honored to be included in such incredible company -- Macmillan's Most Anticipated Books of 2024!!! Enter their sweepstakes for a chance to win advance reader copies of all seven of these forthcoming books! <br /><br /><a href="https://sites.macmillan.com/most-anticipated-2024-bookclub-fiction">https://sites.macmillan.com/most-anticipated-2024-bookclub-fiction</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtRWJq4bZemKVVnRt2T2b96xqO4qrN892MpPZ0aCTY_y5thv53rj8U29AKrLBaERfzc8ejbri0n7bXpQMci46Ys2WB4yyulBZ0XUVOgu49UZ63XlgQeXNYNkROETXVxt2OGrlIzCfaLakE2NZnis28WTONzqxFkQroFx_WnUb90g2tZjXcBdpuw/s1920/Bookclub-Fiction-IG-Story_Circled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtRWJq4bZemKVVnRt2T2b96xqO4qrN892MpPZ0aCTY_y5thv53rj8U29AKrLBaERfzc8ejbri0n7bXpQMci46Ys2WB4yyulBZ0XUVOgu49UZ63XlgQeXNYNkROETXVxt2OGrlIzCfaLakE2NZnis28WTONzqxFkQroFx_WnUb90g2tZjXcBdpuw/w313-h556/Bookclub-Fiction-IG-Story_Circled.jpg" width="313" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-18053803281202160282023-12-11T10:29:00.001-05:002023-12-11T10:29:43.698-05:00UK Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">UK Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP!!! Same gorgeous art by Lulu Chen as the US version, new lovely lettering and tagline! Thanks so much, Tor UK! I love it so much, especially those interlocking S's! What do you all think? <br /><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-beth-durst/the-spellshop/9781035042326"><br />https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-beth-durst/the-spellshop/9781035042326</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FXS1Cpo39Qvf3upHJFldAdh8vEe8XikwoDtzopMNs0zM2JQftHu2e-EQPmu_ECY0_feG0P7Ewrp3EOv0XyOyFeZdQGjNBl9ezjBfD0ymC9KiCeHE9Pv7ESGGgya3g-EJMGh98BzX5gG2g-XTfVAJAGXxaxPPOFTxUInRoe3uXWX4nHrRmAapgQ/s1684/TheSpellshop_UK_HiRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="1092" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FXS1Cpo39Qvf3upHJFldAdh8vEe8XikwoDtzopMNs0zM2JQftHu2e-EQPmu_ECY0_feG0P7Ewrp3EOv0XyOyFeZdQGjNBl9ezjBfD0ymC9KiCeHE9Pv7ESGGgya3g-EJMGh98BzX5gG2g-XTfVAJAGXxaxPPOFTxUInRoe3uXWX4nHrRmAapgQ/w321-h494/TheSpellshop_UK_HiRes.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-86288021918918800612023-12-04T10:22:00.004-05:002023-12-04T10:22:40.432-05:00Announcing THE WILLOW AND THE WARBLER!!!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Very excited to announce that I sold a new book! It's called THE WILLOW AND THE WARBLER, upmarket book club fiction about a woman who can't stay, who comes to a town she cannot leave. Coming in 2025 from Lake Union. Yay!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAOPu9hlsIDo8LC-oN0ouuxIfIvA2B9JrykkDtcfeVzl5UtSUgmWyRLaHnRsf4rFyr_KcVxHCgXW07d45AM5NLWP4BgiJE25-jIRwIlIPnen4xUS-bLJ2aO-YZf0zITy1oAqN6mMmRop5yzl207JAX9goorCBqjL13E4Gs-jiMr0-dtq-8s2kig/s552/PMDealReport_Willow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="552" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAOPu9hlsIDo8LC-oN0ouuxIfIvA2B9JrykkDtcfeVzl5UtSUgmWyRLaHnRsf4rFyr_KcVxHCgXW07d45AM5NLWP4BgiJE25-jIRwIlIPnen4xUS-bLJ2aO-YZf0zITy1oAqN6mMmRop5yzl207JAX9goorCBqjL13E4Gs-jiMr0-dtq-8s2kig/w392-h224/PMDealReport_Willow.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-33221081800004124732023-12-02T17:46:00.002-05:002023-12-02T17:46:19.884-05:00Signing at B&N Bridgehampton on Sun 12/3<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">BOOK EVENT!!! Tomorrow (Sun 12/3) at 12pm, I'll be signing books at the Barnes & Noble in Bridgehampton, NY, as part of their Grand Opening weekend. Yay, new bookstore!! If you're in the area, I hope you'll stop by! Signed books make great gifts! <br /><br /><a href="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062162618-0">https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062162618-0</a><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczI4MPwFjBewtVCf0NvIcpz6VQPiIWew4GFsAq3P9TAkR0ypqxqNOuhEHXLkKkI26lRgAuSls27zrKB5nqRRGIQEh0797TKEZCNjccb0GcAT4SatynknK2blMjTbp5zanKnuHHLQMC8v8JcJVEvk20Tl1bKfORW853vxMIShIKdafpnyGc9bC7w/s478/BNBridgehampton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="478" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczI4MPwFjBewtVCf0NvIcpz6VQPiIWew4GFsAq3P9TAkR0ypqxqNOuhEHXLkKkI26lRgAuSls27zrKB5nqRRGIQEh0797TKEZCNjccb0GcAT4SatynknK2blMjTbp5zanKnuHHLQMC8v8JcJVEvk20Tl1bKfORW853vxMIShIKdafpnyGc9bC7w/w345-h345/BNBridgehampton.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-41610248052748875642023-12-01T12:12:00.000-05:002023-12-01T12:12:00.094-05:00Advent Calendar Day!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's December! Very excited to start my new advent calendar today -- Bonne Maman jams -- especially appropriate this year as my upcoming cozy fantasy novel, <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spellshop.htm">THE SPELLSHOP</a>, features much jam making (in addition to illegal spell casting and a talking spider plant)!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYRaZXFf7IhGfj3vuEWa6Rz5oyzdpjziEn9vkrCXG3MvtMzAe1sblVMAyRrv-ZaKy_hb60uzgW0cko3wWWEeNnKD5Va95pG7ZewoRBrDuszVXEm84bE4-juHwWgaVVZ5KNOZp_vYFuE0M2QWI102iaypjxYuw1YyYlZoRTWCHv2OvUr1eqxHJ3Q/s3024/IMG_3940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYRaZXFf7IhGfj3vuEWa6Rz5oyzdpjziEn9vkrCXG3MvtMzAe1sblVMAyRrv-ZaKy_hb60uzgW0cko3wWWEeNnKD5Va95pG7ZewoRBrDuszVXEm84bE4-juHwWgaVVZ5KNOZp_vYFuE0M2QWI102iaypjxYuw1YyYlZoRTWCHv2OvUr1eqxHJ3Q/s320/IMG_3940.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">December 1st is White Nectarine - Peach - Lemon Verbena!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h_iIm7nY0iWoMBObrEACu6d07whhmyL97kOPWTVlH4s9I5o-vb5DlobrDYiUdRwPhaWprfgqahI8O1Oboaf1ubeQnQblPkZax6xAWGbojnZkZjNjHlLli0bQA4IDiiEHyoyqX3IFtb-RMT1Bn7Rfa4OuDZfQExNgoRyIFUJCznQ_E0KaCQEj6g/s3024/IMG_3953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h_iIm7nY0iWoMBObrEACu6d07whhmyL97kOPWTVlH4s9I5o-vb5DlobrDYiUdRwPhaWprfgqahI8O1Oboaf1ubeQnQblPkZax6xAWGbojnZkZjNjHlLli0bQA4IDiiEHyoyqX3IFtb-RMT1Bn7Rfa4OuDZfQExNgoRyIFUJCznQ_E0KaCQEj6g/s320/IMG_3953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-50599670372369076752023-11-29T10:37:00.003-05:002023-11-29T10:37:58.895-05:00Gift Giving Guide 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4nKx3jwTl4Key9M1vC-PN2ixmghd0LrDr0MueJSX0MBap-yZ6ZlA-YDVmjpndjyHap1BB-iL-R4a893OaHjKm1Z_0yUd04ixG67Z1z4tz3rJsFPO5FcGc73fLYjLNpuayefBfYAiivmvzPzVJOcxDWdaTTF3wTAi3R5tqYYX6o9A6ODsN6vSPw/s4032/stackofbooks2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4nKx3jwTl4Key9M1vC-PN2ixmghd0LrDr0MueJSX0MBap-yZ6ZlA-YDVmjpndjyHap1BB-iL-R4a893OaHjKm1Z_0yUd04ixG67Z1z4tz3rJsFPO5FcGc73fLYjLNpuayefBfYAiivmvzPzVJOcxDWdaTTF3wTAi3R5tqYYX6o9A6ODsN6vSPw/s320/stackofbooks2023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy holidays! If you'd like to give someone a book by me this holiday season (and if so, thank you and I love you!!!), but you don't know which one to give to which reader, I thought I'd share a gift guide:<br /><br />BOOKS FOR KIDS (AGES 8-12)<br /><br />For the kid who loves animals… <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm">THE SHELTERLINGS</a>, a fantasy adventure about a squirrel named Holly and her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars. Lots of talking animals!<br /><br />For the quiet kid... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spark.htm">SPARK</a>, a fantasy adventure about a quiet girl and her lightning dragon who learn you don't need to change yourself to change the world.<br /><br />For the kid who wants a loyal best friend with tentacles... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Girl.htm">THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM</a>, a fantasy book for kids about a girl whose family owns a secret shop where they buy, bottle, and sell dreams.<br /><br />BOOKS FOR TEENS<br /><br />For the teen who wants a creepy survival story... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a>, a YA survival thriller about three girls stranded in the wilderness of Maine.<br /><br />For the teen who likes snark... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/DrinkSlayLove.htm">DRINK SLAY LOVE</a>, a YA contemporary fantasy about a 16-year-old vampire girl who is stabbed through the heart by a were-unicorn and develops a very inconvenient conscience.<br /><br />For the teen who loves fairy-tale romance... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Ice.htm">ICE</a>, a Beauty-and-the-Beast retelling set in the present-day Arctic.<br /><br />BOOKS FOR ADULTS<br /><br />For the reader who watched the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings or who wants middle-aged heroes... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/BoneMaker.htm">THE BONE MAKER</a>, a standalone epic fantasy about five heroes 25 years past their prime. It's about second chances. And lots of bone magic.<br /><br />For the reader who thinks the Indy-500 would be better if the cars had a lot more teeth and tentacles... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/RacetheSands.htm">RACE THE SANDS</a>, a standalone epic fantasy about monster racing (and smashing the patriarchy).<br /><br />For the reader who likes kickass women and very tall trees... <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/QueenofBlood.htm">THE QUEEN OF BLOOD</a>, Book One of the Queens of Renthia, an epic fantasy trilogy about bloodthirsty nature spirits.<br /><br />For more info on these and any of my other books, please visit <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com">http://www.sarahbethdurst.com</a><br /><br />If you'd like a signed bookplate (a clear sticker that I'd personalize and you can stick inside any of my books to transform them into signed books) for yourself or for a gift, please drop me an email (sarah AT sarahbethdurst DOT com), and I'd be happy to mail you one (US only).<br /><br />Happy holidays, and thanks for reading!</span><br /></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-75186211459891941122023-11-13T15:46:00.000-05:002023-11-13T15:46:27.126-05:00Cover Reveal for SPY RING<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cover reveal! I'm so excited to share the cover for my upcoming book for kids, SPY RING (coming 5/21/24 from HarperCollins / Clarion Books)! It's about two modern-day kids on a treasure-hunt adventure inspired by real-life Revolutionary War hero Anna Smith Strong, America's first female spy! Huge thanks to the incredible artist Brandon Dorman for the beautiful cover art and to the whole team at Clarion Books!<br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/SpyRing.htm">www.sarahbethdurst.com/SpyRing.htm</a><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_bnIoae85l5bJ60xxbX19dAwUlCQIt5kGSeOKtDlyGaB7uJxwIKzgc2IeOHU1KyItZVXi0TJLliw8pBhRPqzYaz0vecTb2Zh4VWQ6d3mAElSnrX0XGf-cVPCLvKUwAWN6ZYyJDesyNqYUJ1VCUJt4wxVCeW8mht_LDuaP6IAzDvaVJkR2aNaTA/s2550/SpyRing_HiRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1688" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_bnIoae85l5bJ60xxbX19dAwUlCQIt5kGSeOKtDlyGaB7uJxwIKzgc2IeOHU1KyItZVXi0TJLliw8pBhRPqzYaz0vecTb2Zh4VWQ6d3mAElSnrX0XGf-cVPCLvKUwAWN6ZYyJDesyNqYUJ1VCUJt4wxVCeW8mht_LDuaP6IAzDvaVJkR2aNaTA/w284-h429/SpyRing_HiRes.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-70396339465297265812023-11-01T16:10:00.003-04:002023-11-01T16:10:55.948-04:00Cover Reveal for THE LIES AMONG US<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cover reveal! I'm excited to share with you the cover for THE LIES AMONG US, my first foray into book club fiction, about sisterhood, grief, and the corrosive nature of lies, as seen through the eyes of a woman who does not exist, coming 4/2/24! Thanks so much to the designer Tim Green and the awesome team at Lake Union! <br /><a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Lies.htm"><br />http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Lies.htm</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6mYWmTZqAW2zDmZXyHWGk-8JFRaauwR3uWFR5ysXdqOFnrtd0YJYemgbCiXsPLF1LI2s5ScpnONZr-GllNVoVe7Q9KAljhePQVwVSKzFJAEa_dH5z_c0N5iFMuHsynwKEUaoziOgFxLUt-zn-8qocx7-q3d9pWMy3Ty0G9zKTZ59THtMaoKbQw/s1500/Lies_HiRes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="971" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6mYWmTZqAW2zDmZXyHWGk-8JFRaauwR3uWFR5ysXdqOFnrtd0YJYemgbCiXsPLF1LI2s5ScpnONZr-GllNVoVe7Q9KAljhePQVwVSKzFJAEa_dH5z_c0N5iFMuHsynwKEUaoziOgFxLUt-zn-8qocx7-q3d9pWMy3Ty0G9zKTZ59THtMaoKbQw/w274-h423/Lies_HiRes.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-68225185154358035632023-10-05T13:23:00.003-04:002023-10-05T13:23:48.160-04:00Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cover reveal!!! <br /><br />I am over-the-moon in love with the cover for my upcoming cozy fantasy, THE SPELLSHOP, coming 7/9/24! Isn't it the prettiest? Hardcover with lavender sprayed edges! Huge thanks to the artist Lulu Chen and the whole team at Tor/Bramble!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spellshop.htm">http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spellshop.htm</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BJVNROrAEoW9jTEWyhz6mZCWgFMrCUdo_dO_7SY-NLsqBom2uLO2JGmMgLxl_zycl2RWgCGlcu33WkwBX9fh9vz-HJJg3XY0DKQqlxEe8BCxjOXP7zcwaGQdidSJIHo1sFMSqFmplCeW9LeHu2LZ6ZwwyNNL_dWXY3BR3VZd-4XU5Mz6CDyFLQ/s1080/TheSpellshop3DBramble.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BJVNROrAEoW9jTEWyhz6mZCWgFMrCUdo_dO_7SY-NLsqBom2uLO2JGmMgLxl_zycl2RWgCGlcu33WkwBX9fh9vz-HJJg3XY0DKQqlxEe8BCxjOXP7zcwaGQdidSJIHo1sFMSqFmplCeW9LeHu2LZ6ZwwyNNL_dWXY3BR3VZd-4XU5Mz6CDyFLQ/w347-h347/TheSpellshop3DBramble.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-91524028905274085112023-09-15T09:53:00.000-04:002023-09-15T09:53:06.814-04:00UK Rights to THE SPELLSHOP!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Extremely excited to announce that Gillian Green at Tor UK has acquired UK and British Commonwealth rights to my upcoming cozy fantasy, THE SPELLSHOP, about a rogue librarian and her talking spider plant, which will now be published by Tor on both sides of the pond in July 2024!!! <br /><br /><a href="https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/tor-spellbound-by-durst">https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/tor-spellbound-by-durst</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULownzchn2HuWaMZKRsWmafWFEzCa_TgTZQd0iFpawj7NQiXDH6malrCjKT09o8NIVjBmJLjHopx88Ij4i2pOp7r-Zm-yU2HDOFI7m1DznXGcktYcaqdg_7Yv-jBlyfrsDcpPBnBpkJ6we2zfoIyUl2lAB9dqNi3OfZNhqGAbDWj9f6W1VTW22Q/s1240/Bookseller_hires.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="929" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULownzchn2HuWaMZKRsWmafWFEzCa_TgTZQd0iFpawj7NQiXDH6malrCjKT09o8NIVjBmJLjHopx88Ij4i2pOp7r-Zm-yU2HDOFI7m1DznXGcktYcaqdg_7Yv-jBlyfrsDcpPBnBpkJ6we2zfoIyUl2lAB9dqNi3OfZNhqGAbDWj9f6W1VTW22Q/w281-h375/Bookseller_hires.jpg" width="281" /></a></span></div><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-36024683337522514832023-07-27T15:33:00.000-04:002023-07-27T15:33:34.346-04:00Announcing THE SPELLSHOP!!!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My BIG news is out! I'm outrageously excited to announce that I sold a new book, a cozy romantasy called THE SPELLSHOP, to the amazing Ali Fisher at Tor's new Bramble imprint! Can't wait for you all to meet Kiela (a rogue librarian) and her best friend Caz (a talking sentient spider plant)! Coming 7/9/24!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncmqIwWUCK5pot0i9yv18AKbWWHWnVh65OgbrS5N_TUgh5GLkf-zKtCRHNjqcRKb1GHjoGbHakUREGOXAbvKfcE0Qh5cRi7ZIDAqC50HQg6WH9N5XBR8Ci-9Z-OpDbnVwZY4CWbmKCWieLpTYzNnmmSs1WVvvLxxcKN5OZxEK0n0UM_6PhkuoCA/s552/PMDealReportC_432118.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="552" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncmqIwWUCK5pot0i9yv18AKbWWHWnVh65OgbrS5N_TUgh5GLkf-zKtCRHNjqcRKb1GHjoGbHakUREGOXAbvKfcE0Qh5cRi7ZIDAqC50HQg6WH9N5XBR8Ci-9Z-OpDbnVwZY4CWbmKCWieLpTYzNnmmSs1WVvvLxxcKN5OZxEK0n0UM_6PhkuoCA/w383-h219/PMDealReportC_432118.png" width="383" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-26403931358207861702023-06-27T09:12:00.002-04:002023-06-27T09:12:45.032-04:00THE SHELTERLINGS Paperback Book Birthday!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy paperback book birthday to <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm">THE SHELTERLINGS</a>!!! My fantasy adventure for kids about Holly the squirrel and her friends at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars is now available in paperback!<br /><a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm"><br />http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Shelterlings.htm</a><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtpz97q70pR07AALuX4aG_Noo-gF7qZKzQLbhreKdgx94shjJIVqgWKCqmQz1t39WEB2dorAtCZTgyntWn3LVRzt-AsxKZj3bPPEtqbagM7Bm_J6CkZSzCp2Gx4hUxwVXgpAM5po1Sr2Drnu4O9X9Cl2_G7vjn0kNYVWx4u-3qkcCc4PujZwuQQ/s3024/Shelterlingspaperback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtpz97q70pR07AALuX4aG_Noo-gF7qZKzQLbhreKdgx94shjJIVqgWKCqmQz1t39WEB2dorAtCZTgyntWn3LVRzt-AsxKZj3bPPEtqbagM7Bm_J6CkZSzCp2Gx4hUxwVXgpAM5po1Sr2Drnu4O9X9Cl2_G7vjn0kNYVWx4u-3qkcCc4PujZwuQQ/s320/Shelterlingspaperback.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-11710737024319047782023-05-08T15:13:00.002-04:002023-05-08T15:13:50.393-04:00B&N Book Signing<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Had a wonderful time at Barnes & Noble Riverhead over the weekend signing copies of my new YA thriller, <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a>! Thanks so much to their amazing staff and everyone who stopped by!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXr5lEVJLUNmZEj_8cC7M663LbloLfMehs1nBX3T7EpJb4cdhKlEZGDB_L1shi4B8EcmRKRSG7CZy8IKdKUjvz4Dl8r_2zTb3vZOu-SqVx4YeyHBM1AZC6S1Z58DC_oyXBtJj_x-yrmtkLzEwMZZfjfHSunLhLPmygRIi2UT-vwO9USMyxlJI/s2316/BNRiverhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXr5lEVJLUNmZEj_8cC7M663LbloLfMehs1nBX3T7EpJb4cdhKlEZGDB_L1shi4B8EcmRKRSG7CZy8IKdKUjvz4Dl8r_2zTb3vZOu-SqVx4YeyHBM1AZC6S1Z58DC_oyXBtJj_x-yrmtkLzEwMZZfjfHSunLhLPmygRIi2UT-vwO9USMyxlJI/s320/BNRiverhead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-47837250761840036842023-05-05T15:24:00.004-04:002023-05-05T15:24:58.849-04:00THE LAKE HOUSE Book Signing at Barnes & Noble Riverhead<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Long Islanders! I'll be signing copies of my new YA thriller, <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a>, at the Barnes & Noble in Riverhead, NY on Saturday May 6 at noon! Stop by and say hi!<br /><br /><a href="https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062156620-0">https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062156620-0</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXOCERBi3dsxrQ7YgG7B_PcZ65Of62RyzrF92BIr2Vny6fX_RS8qBTe-vZHfIKplqdOnsxpbQHtgCoX0-LMrixGef7beULrUKdQlVChG8EIt6LtwLHK7z5qM-x0uXSwV_VAcqvFSc7Z0fpWsNvNjTV_qscaMiVz4vEWNWNhj6IjMaWvQs4T4/s600/LakeHouse_BNRiverhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXOCERBi3dsxrQ7YgG7B_PcZ65Of62RyzrF92BIr2Vny6fX_RS8qBTe-vZHfIKplqdOnsxpbQHtgCoX0-LMrixGef7beULrUKdQlVChG8EIt6LtwLHK7z5qM-x0uXSwV_VAcqvFSc7Z0fpWsNvNjTV_qscaMiVz4vEWNWNhj6IjMaWvQs4T4/s320/LakeHouse_BNRiverhead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-17571326405211645952023-05-05T10:03:00.002-04:002023-05-05T10:03:41.294-04:00Books of Wonder Launch Event<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Had a fantastic time at Books of Wonder last night at the launch event for <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a> and the paperback of E. Lockhart's <a href="http://www.emilylockhart.com/#/familyofliars/">FAMILY OF LIARS</a>!!! Huge thanks to E. Lockhart and Books of Wonder for making the evening so delightful!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMEQnyL4hBlfLl7hXgoV0B-fuBS3jKOYr36qHwRKALcM3wFf1XAEvAB2LxIhiyHtQjlNPjm37iTDuH0qlPrcIDOeZu2AAmrrceau79Ja-uVTbqw8AGHB3ZluKZBrLDNdxmEAvYXdlZkEb4ojsOENEyfO1788jF5kOlbI2bEuHCySLSuPPdcg/s2198/BooksofWonder_DurstLockhart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="2198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMEQnyL4hBlfLl7hXgoV0B-fuBS3jKOYr36qHwRKALcM3wFf1XAEvAB2LxIhiyHtQjlNPjm37iTDuH0qlPrcIDOeZu2AAmrrceau79Ja-uVTbqw8AGHB3ZluKZBrLDNdxmEAvYXdlZkEb4ojsOENEyfO1788jF5kOlbI2bEuHCySLSuPPdcg/s320/BooksofWonder_DurstLockhart.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-42047440899004656872023-05-04T10:42:00.000-04:002023-05-04T10:42:04.997-04:00Books and Cookies<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I baked a thing! Join E. Lockhart and me at Books of Wonder at 6pm for tonight's <a href="https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming/nyc-launch-the-lake-house-by-sarah-durst">book launch event</a> and enjoy some chocolate chip cookies with our witty book banter! Come for the books, stay for the cookies! Or vice versa!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I6kt5wghzGAoefPJGi-I_ERSIxvzm6tXCTRyrZJ9HfZFQjn_1pCYGLV9T4eWmg6e6EMLGsvA843ZcYwqvi6EnWhAyE7Xy3RxKv5kq-YYJxtBJ-QLAKqDL86Olu2SL3Jtiv_Q2GXKMo8ZGQPwRcXEpMHqWBkcNYjTiKGhDPieErikSKhgfs0/s3024/cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I6kt5wghzGAoefPJGi-I_ERSIxvzm6tXCTRyrZJ9HfZFQjn_1pCYGLV9T4eWmg6e6EMLGsvA843ZcYwqvi6EnWhAyE7Xy3RxKv5kq-YYJxtBJ-QLAKqDL86Olu2SL3Jtiv_Q2GXKMo8ZGQPwRcXEpMHqWBkcNYjTiKGhDPieErikSKhgfs0/s320/cookies.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLx8mZnhPnwulHt-Y7RkwdIFlyfu42T_KHZibYDZXSvIi3LkqzSJujymWo3gE8v35OLHrpQAfVxMbTYEz0lthb6BB5izR9KHCz4bUZZ7Hf-wpbDwsjInkEUzQqKyGLvojWtKMhT0c1ynnlkXcADJv6NxmNIl1XumI2j65YBGooAoRjtPPwjA/s796/BooksofWonderLakeHouseLaunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="796" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLx8mZnhPnwulHt-Y7RkwdIFlyfu42T_KHZibYDZXSvIi3LkqzSJujymWo3gE8v35OLHrpQAfVxMbTYEz0lthb6BB5izR9KHCz4bUZZ7Hf-wpbDwsjInkEUzQqKyGLvojWtKMhT0c1ynnlkXcADJv6NxmNIl1XumI2j65YBGooAoRjtPPwjA/s320/BooksofWonderLakeHouseLaunch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-6581064904235430632023-05-02T10:15:00.002-04:002023-05-02T10:15:45.766-04:00Book Launch Event for THE LAKE HOUSE<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Come join me and #1 NYT bestselling author E. Lockhart at <a href="https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming/nyc-launch-the-lake-house-by-sarah-durst">Books of Wonder this Thursday at 6pm</a> for the launch of my new YA thriller, <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a>, and the paperback launch of <a href="http://www.emilylockhart.com/#/familyofliars/">FAMILY OF LIARS</a>!!! I'm so excited I could burst!<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo30SqToV9oVdvw7jVUiF6gPr9gG1RfXxfyukvSk8tmmYopgaYmzi_wPqInK3YWz87hrgljy2fI2GAzJ1IC1_0hA_srprBvUlFPflug0qi6CylrCKNk6MRxxxREDIYv7ZcRR-ggLvLRplcr-VXvPxQplO1xp1EYzUX9kruhtxo1POPmu0bRM/s796/BooksofWonderLakeHouseLaunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="796" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNo30SqToV9oVdvw7jVUiF6gPr9gG1RfXxfyukvSk8tmmYopgaYmzi_wPqInK3YWz87hrgljy2fI2GAzJ1IC1_0hA_srprBvUlFPflug0qi6CylrCKNk6MRxxxREDIYv7ZcRR-ggLvLRplcr-VXvPxQplO1xp1EYzUX9kruhtxo1POPmu0bRM/w361-h204/BooksofWonderLakeHouseLaunch.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33751384.post-10086074820847909872023-04-25T09:44:00.004-04:002023-04-25T09:44:39.744-04:00THE LAKE HOUSE comes out today!!!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is the book birthday for my newest YA book, <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">THE LAKE HOUSE</a>! It's my 25th book and my very first thriller, and it's out today from HarperTeen! I'm so beyond excited!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-vCQEcqmaQJKvEmDrWtgs0qb3uLJfVkr_aYA-EEkRKg1DRggLuDXaUOA4n9pJdPmQ578ST1UsI7IXnsR2RDHMLzRIgFSwY7EhLbdv0HaczM97zSUDxZD-jJbV8Oa-sT6GFKuZXtYYUN3kziIamVoxmGPtk0DFzPOenSFMmbT38PxxYzQ1Kg/s2866/LakeHouseBookBirthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2866" data-original-width="2866" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-vCQEcqmaQJKvEmDrWtgs0qb3uLJfVkr_aYA-EEkRKg1DRggLuDXaUOA4n9pJdPmQ578ST1UsI7IXnsR2RDHMLzRIgFSwY7EhLbdv0HaczM97zSUDxZD-jJbV8Oa-sT6GFKuZXtYYUN3kziIamVoxmGPtk0DFzPOenSFMmbT38PxxYzQ1Kg/w356-h356/LakeHouseBookBirthday.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">THE LAKE HOUSE is about three teenage girls who are stranded in the wilderness of Maine without food, water, or shelter, with a killer -- or something far worse -- hunting them. At its heart, it's about the strength of female friendships and the awesomeness of teen girls.<br /><br />I loved writing THE LAKE HOUSE so much, and I'm so happy it's out in the world! I can't wait for everyone to meet Claire, Reyva, and Mariana!<br /><br />If you'd like to read the first chapter or learn more about the book, please visit: <a href="http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm">www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm</a><br /></span><br /><p></p>Sarah Beth Dursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737767256346262893noreply@blogger.com0